Robert Short (make-up artist)

Last updated May 12, 2025

Robert Short
Born	Robert Yates Short
Occupation(s)	makeup artist and visual effects artist
Years active	1976–present
Website	http://www.robertshortfx.com/

Robert Short is a makeup artist. He won at the 61st Academy Awards in the category of Best Makeup for his work on Beetlejuice . He shared his Oscar with Steve La Porte and Ve Neill.^[1]

Selected filmography
References
External links

In addition to doing makeup, he also does visuals, and has done some writing and producing as well.

Selected filmography

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Splash (1984)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Super Force (TV series) (1990–1992)
Punisher: War Zone (2008)

References

↑ "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. Retrieved April 7, 2014.

External links

Robert Short at IMDb

v t e Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1981–2000	1981: Rick Baker 1982: Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke 1983: None given this year 1984: Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith 1985: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek 1986: Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis 1987: Rick Baker 1988: Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short 1989: Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney 1990: Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr. 1991: Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston 1992: Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle 1993: Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng 1994: Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng 1995: Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison 1996: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson 1997: Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson 1998: Jenny Shircore 1999: Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud 2000: Rick Baker and Gail Ryan
2001–2020	2001: Peter Owen and Richard Taylor 2002: Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson 2003: Peter King and Richard Taylor 2004: Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly 2005: Howard Berger and Tami Lane 2006: David Martí and Montse Ribé 2007: Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne 2008: Greg Cannom 2009: Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow 2010: Rick Baker and Dave Elsey 2011: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland 2012: Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott 2013: Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews 2014: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier 2015: Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega 2016: Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson 2017: David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji 2018: Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe, and Patricia Dehaney 2019: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan, and Vivian Baker 2020: Sergio López-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson
2021–present	2021: Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, and Justin Raleigh 2022: Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Annemarie Bradley 2023: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, and Josh Weston (2023) 2024: Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, and Marilyne Scarselli
Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012

v t e Saturn Award for Best Make-up
1970s	Dick Smith (1973) William J. Tuttle (1974/75) William J. Tuttle (1976) Rick Baker and Stuart Freeborn (1977) William J. Tuttle and Rick Baker (1978) William J. Tuttle (1979)
1980s	Dick Smith/Dick Smith (1980) Rick Baker (1981) Dorothy J. Pearl (1982) Phil Tippett and Stuart Freeborn (1983) Stan Winston (1984) Tom Savini (1985) Chris Walas (1986) Rob Bottin and Stephan Dupuis (1987) Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short (1988) John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler, and Cheri Minns (1989/90)
1990s	Carl Fullerton and Neal Martz (1991) Stan Winston and Ve Neill (1992) Kevin Haney (1993) Rick Baker and Ve Neill (1994) Jean Ann Black and Rob Bottin (1995) Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996) Rick Lazzarini and Gordon J. Smith (1997) Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger (1998) Nick Dudman and Aileen Seaton (1999)
2000s	Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan (2000) Greg Cannom and Wesley Wofford (2001) Peter Owen and Peter King (2002) Richard Taylor and Peter King (2003) Jake Garber, Matt Rose, and Mike Elizalde (2004) Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley, and Greg Nicotero (2005) Todd Masters and Dan Rebert (2006) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2007) Greg Cannom (2008) Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow (2009)
2010s	Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (2010) Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, and Conor O'Sullivan (2011) Heike Merker, Daniel Parker, and Jeremy Woodhead (2012) Donald Mowat (2013) David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (2014) Neal Scanlan (2015) Joel Harlow and Monica Huppert (2016) Joel Harlow and Ken Diaz (2017) John Blake and Brian Sipe (2018/19) Amanda Knight and Neal Scanlan (2019/20)
2020s	Love Larson, Donald Mowat and Eva von Bahr (2021/22) Donald Mowat (2022/23) Pierre-Olivier Persin (2023/24)
Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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Robert Short (make-up artist)

Contents

Selected filmography

References

External links